DRAMA AS WEAPON.

Autor: Reynolds, R. C.
Zdroj: Stage Left: The Development of the American Social Drama in the Thirties; 1986, p33-86, 54p
Abstrakt: A chapter of the book "Stage Left: The Development of the American Social Drama in the Thirties," by R. C. Reynolds is presented. It details the move of various playwrights and critics of a leftist political bent to call themselves communists and socialists during the early years of the decade of the great depression. It reveals that the popularity of agit-prop play has grown as the years 1929-1930 brought economic chaos and unemployment home to the working class in the U.S.
Databáze: Supplemental Index